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Property and Casualty Insurers See $5.6B Net Underwriting Loss in First Nine Months of 2021

February 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Underwriting loss driven by increase in non-catastrophe losses from several lines, including personal auto. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw a $5.6 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2021, as non-catastrophe losses returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report by Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK), the global data analytics provider, and the American Property […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Profitability, Property Casualty Insurance, Verisk

Crash Champions Acquires Collision Repair Center in Billings, Montana

February 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced today that it has grown its presence in Montana through the acquisition of American Auto Body, a single shop located at 650 S. 20th St. W. in Billings, Mont. This transaction follows the Company’s entry into Big Sky Country through the acquisition of Raisin, a five-location shop with properties extending from […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, Montana

State Farm and Ford Announce Usage-Based Insurance Program Debuts in Four States Additional States

February 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

State Farm and Ford announced the launch of Drive Safe & Save Connected Car for customers with eligible connected Ford or Lincoln vehicles, to benefit from usage-based insurance (UBI). State Farm customers with eligible connected vehicles can opt into the State Farm UBI program, Drive Safe & Save, which adjusts premiums to an individual vehicle’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Ford Motor Company, State Farm, Usage-Based Insurance

I-CAR Joins List of Northeast Trade Show Seminar Presenters

February 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced that I-CAR’s Paul Hill, Principal, Business Development North East Region at I-CAR, and Bud Center, I-CAR Director, Technical Products and Curriculum, have been added to the highly anticipated educational slate at the NORTHEAST 2022 Automotive Services Show taking place March 18-20 at the Meadowlands […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, I-CAR, New Jersey, Northeast Trade Show

AirPro Diagnostics Secures Strategic Partnership with BASF

February 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics announced it has been awarded strategic partner status with BASF ColorSource.  “Knowing that more and more vehicles with unique ADAS technology are entering our customers shops we went to work to research this field and identify the best solution for our customers”, stated Sally Miener, BASF ColorSource and Partner Program Manager. “We chose […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, AirPro Diagnostics, BASF

Allstate and Enterprise Support Schools Through Collision Repair Education Foundation

February 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repair schools in Illinois, Massachusetts and South Carolina benefit from industry support. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that six schools will receive Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark Grants. Allstate is providing a $10,000 grant to Thornton Fractional High School Center for Academics and Technology, located in Calumet City, Ill., to improve its […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Allstate, Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Grants, Illinois, Massachusetts, South Carolina

AASP/NJ to Award a Total of $5,000 to Attendees of Northeast Trade Show

February 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced it will award a total of $5,000 in Northeast Dollars – $500 each to 10 lucky attendees – to be applied toward any purchase at the collision repair trade show, which is set for March 18-20 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Northeast Trade Show

D’Ieteren Group Acquires Parts Holding Europe

February 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

D’Ieteren Group announces that it has issued a binding offer and entered into exclusive negotiations with Bain Capital Private Equity in view of acquiring 100% of Parts Holding Europe (PHE), a Western European leader in spare parts distribution and services for vehicles and trucks. The proposed transaction values PHE at an Enterprise Value of €1.7 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Belron, D’Ieteren Group, Europe, Safelite

Toyota Announces $90 million Investment in Two U.S. Plants to Further Expand Electric Vehicle Production

February 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Toyota announced an additional $90 million investment for two of its U.S. manufacturing facilities. Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) will receive $73 million. This investment comes on the heels of the $240 million investment announced last November and will increase hybrid transaxle production capacity to 600,000 units per year. With this funding, TMMWV will also begin […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Tennessee, Toyota Motor Sales, West Virginia

Consumer Sentiment Down to 2011 Levels

February 11, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Preliminary results for February show sentiment down over 8% from January and nearly 20% from last year. Consumer sentiment continued its downward descent in early February, reaching its worst level in a decade, falling a stunning 8.2% from last month and 19.7% from last February according to preliminary results released this morning by the University […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment Index, University of Michigan

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